CVE-2016-6817

The HTTP/2 header parser in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.6 entered an infinite loop if a header was received that was larger than the available buffer. This made a denial of service attack possible.
Configurations

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History

15 Oct 2024, 19:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-835

08 Dec 2023, 16:41

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References
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  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[tomcat-dev] 20190413 svn commit: r1857494 [17/20] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9f24571460af003071475b75f18cad81ebcc36fa7c876965a75e32a@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[announce] 20161122 [SECURITY] CVE-2016-6817 Apache Tomcat Denial of Service', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[tomcat-dev] 20190415 svn commit: r1857582 [19/22] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/stylesheets/', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E -
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E -
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9f24571460af003071475b75f18cad81ebcc36fa7c876965a75e32a%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E -
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E -
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E -
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Information

Published : 2017-08-10 22:29

Updated : 2024-10-15 19:35


NVD link : CVE-2016-6817

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6817

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6817


JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

  • tomcat
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')